---
title: 'The Forty-First (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Grigori Chukhrai'
released: '1956-10-15'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-forty-first-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049783/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Forty-First (1956)

1956 · 88 min · Drama, War, Romance · Soviet Union

Original title: Сорок первый

## Synopsis

The Forty-First is a 1956 Soviet war romance film based on the eponymous novel by Boris Lavrenyov. It was directed by Grigori Chukhrai, who also wrote the screenplay, and starred Izolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov. The film, a remake of the 1927 movie with the same name, is set during the Russian Civil War and tells the story of a tragic romance between a female sniper of the Red Army and an officer of the White Army.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Grigori Chukhrai](https://cinepixo.com/people/grigori-chukhrai)
- **Screenplay:** [Grigori Koltunov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grigori-koltunov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nikolay Kryukov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-kryukov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergey Urusevsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-urusevsky)

## Cast

- [Izolda Izvitskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/izolda-izvitskaya)
- [Oleg Strizhenov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-strizhenov)
- [Nikolai Kryuchkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-kryuchkov)

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